What is CVE-2021-31997?

CVE-2021-31997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-31997?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Factory

CVE-2021-31997

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-postorius of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from users postorius or postorius-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-pos…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Factory — versions python-postorius
Opensuse Leap 15.2 — versions python-postorius

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31997?: CVE-2021-31997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-31997?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.